ChadF :pci:

Podcasting 2.0 Shill and V4V consultant.

Podcast Producer, ITDV co-host, vibecoder, PC 2.0 app beta tester and Quality Assurance Specialist (I can't fix it, but I can tell you "It don't look right")

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2024-11-28 22:47:42 UTC

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500k heading your way.
TYFYC

2024-11-27 00:13:48 UTC

Neat little app I just saw on Start9. Does a Speedtest every hour and saves the results over a 30 days period.
https://marketplace.start9.com/my-speed

2024-11-26 13:13:04 UTC

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Also the tell the artists in the Boost where you heard their song is super annoying to do. Why isn’t this info being passed on? It’s in Helipad so I know it’s doable but needs to be better.
If I’m really pumped while listening I’ll do it but it takes away from my listening experience and I’m sure 99% of them the artist don’t see because they can’t.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/113/549/423/982/900/110/original/53f3fef3f883092b.jpeg

2024-11-26 11:54:57 UTC

There has been a lot of talk about TLVs but one key feature that Alby offers is email notifications when you get a Boost.
I know several artists that have them set up to read the Boosts they get.
This is something that’s been broken for a while and a great reason to probably remove the message from the payments.
Does Nostr fix this? idk but I’ve interacted with a few artists on Nostr because I could tag them in a Fountain Boost and they see it.
Just a thought while listening to B4TS.

2024-11-25 15:16:18 UTC

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Were just trying to cram 12 months of work into 1 month but you know how that is ;)

2024-11-20 01:05:10 UTC

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It’s a pruned node. On Start9 if you have less than 1TB it only keeps the most recent 1/2 GB of the block chain.
You can’t use some of the Bitcoin tool like the Mempool without the full blockchain but not buying a large SSD makes a node much cheaper.
TJ has the same beelink I do but his might be a little less powerful but I can’t remember. I think I told him to the cheapest one since he was only using it to receive payments and not a lot of other stuff.

2024-11-19 16:51:28 UTC

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I'm telling people to either look into AlbyHub or just use Fountain.
*just my personal advice as an end-user.

2024-11-19 16:45:01 UTC

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He mentioned that he had to take a temporary step back with the Alby changes.

2024-11-19 16:36:22 UTC

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It really come down to wether or not you still want to use Alby. If not just move the sats to a different lightning wallet when the time comes.
If you want to use those sats for podcasting use Fountain.

2024-11-18 20:24:54 UTC

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Did you see this one StevenB shared from RSSBlue?
It is the way of the future, like here's a playlist from RSSBlue of their top songs.
https://lnbeats.com/album/fd8afd2e-16e3-5509-b867-b94dcc65baa3

2024-11-17 04:10:51 UTC

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@npub1nha…ytm7 and @npub1ma9…vt3t are in the same boat.
easiest solution is to spin up a new node with AlbyHub and have them do the Friends and Family thing.
This would be a temporary fix for now but the feeds should be fine and they don't need to setup a new wallet.
Have you had any issues with the F&F stuff TJ?

2024-11-17 00:49:40 UTC

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That makes sense. We were talking about listening to the old episodes for fun to see how many of our dreams we accomplished so far.
I knew IPFSP had them so I wanted to see if the feed would work in an app.
Listening on the website is fine but on mobile I have to scroll, wait for the page to load more episodes, scroll and repeat.

2024-11-17 00:28:27 UTC

@npub1qpm…8t0l probably not a you issue but it’s using your site.
I wanted to listen to some old PC 2.0 episodes but when I import the IPFSpodcasting feed into Podverse and Castamatic it only goes back to episode 68 where the ipfspodcasting site goes back to episode 7.
https://ipfspodcasting.net/RSS/9/Podcasting20.xml

2024-11-16 20:35:00 UTC

@npub1tpz…ayd8 has some nice coverage of the Alby changes in the first 18 minutes of the episode.
https://fountain.fm/episode/BZaoftHVxuLhvFiINPyM

2024-09-23 01:31:49 UTC

#AlbyHub
During the Satellite Skirmish today I send 300k sats with AlbyHub running on my Start9.
I was streaming 500 sats/min in Curiocaster and Boosting on the liveislit.com website.
The show even had a maximum of 20 splits at some points.
That’s all. I just wanted to report that I battle tested AlbyHub and it help up.
@npub1glq…4zwa @npub1ckf…xct2
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/113/184/251/508/742/287/original/03fabd060b22d8ea.jpeg

2024-09-10 19:17:20 UTC

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You're on @npub1fkf…84sp right?
UGMisfits was having a delay aswell with the index.

2024-09-08 13:57:11 UTC

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Check my last week of Boostagrams and the 2 from Salty and SirTruckDriver were the only 2 that had this issue.
Thanks for letting me know guys. o7

2024-09-08 13:07:32 UTC

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That's not good...
Hey @npub18a6…pny4 if I send a Boostagram on LNBeats while the show is still playing and the song switches while I'm typing it out it seems to be going to the second song.

2024-09-05 14:44:59 UTC

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AlbyHub is a powerhouse once you get it set up. 😂
Bumi and Moritz from Alby are here on the Fedi verse.
@npub1glq…4zwa and @npub1ckf…xct2

2024-09-03 15:39:08 UTC

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@npub18pr…4h6r has retry failed payment in Castamatic and it seems to work well. You can even resend a failed split.

2024-09-02 14:29:19 UTC

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@npub18jf…zfeh is working on a DIY node video. Most guides out there are 2 years old, us a several hundred dollar prebuilt node or are way too long and don’t cover what we need from them.
AlbyHub.com is also a great option and I’m working on a supplemental and cheap guide to go with Spencer’s video on how to setup AlbyHub on your node.
None of this is free but you’re in control of all of it and it works right now. (AH is still early but so powerful)

2024-08-31 00:33:32 UTC

@npub1qpm…8t0l
I'm upgrading the SSD in my node is there anything special I should do? I have it backed up but I am reflashing Start9 on it.

2024-08-29 21:31:30 UTC

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Yeah I just checked and Podverse isn’t showing it but PodcastGuru is.
Thats still weird that it’s not working in every app. I guess just give it some time to update.

2024-08-25 16:28:46 UTC

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From what I've heard from @npub1glq…4zwa and @npub1ckf…xct2 the existing wallets will go away at some point but I don't think that's anytime soon.
Since you have a node now you can run AlbyHub on it and connect any wallet you want to your node. The wallet works the same as always but but uses your node for the liquidity.
@npub1z6g…amwj and myself have been playing around with it some. Its still new but seems to work really well.

2024-08-21 14:08:25 UTC

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I got confirmation from Herbidude that Helipad does work if your using AlbyHub for liquidity on a node.
I know Alby is working on Boostagram stuff but Helipad is still the go to for podcasters and musicians so it’s nice to know it works.

2024-08-20 23:05:10 UTC

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SirTruckDriver asked about running a node and he has a beelink already and flashing Start9 on it and using AlbyHub with an LSP seems like a simple first step.
Setting up a node to run AlbyHub on seems like a better solution to me than running the AlbyHub desktop version on it.
Is the node over kill?
Maybe this a @npub1glq…4zwa question.

2024-08-20 22:39:52 UTC

@npub1z6g…amwj If someone ran AlbyHub on a Start9 using an LSP would Helipad still work?

2024-07-30 20:54:51 UTC

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Checking to see what people have in their podrolls and surprise @npub1ma9…vt3t has at least 60 in the Before the Sch3m3s feed. 😂
I think he linked every band that he host on Thunder Road Media.

2024-07-25 10:57:05 UTC

Here’s the feed for Bands at Bitcoin that the Costello’s are doing.
Search for “Bands at Bitcoin” in your favorite 2.0 app.
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6963176

2024-07-22 14:46:37 UTC

#streamingsats
I don't think streaming sats need to be per minute but do need to be automatic and periodic.
The best use case for streaming sats is music podcast or live shows. If I'm listening to Homegrown Hits, I want to send small automatic payments so that every value split gets sats from me. I can't be expected to Boost every track that is played.
Sending a single Boost to a show doesn't work when the show is switching value blocks every few minutes.

2024-07-19 19:46:19 UTC

@npub1z6g…amwj @npub1glq…4zwa
Eric you mentioned your Boosts not being read on PC 2.0. I’ve noticed some of my Boosts get picked up by the IRC bots and some don’t. I haven’t looked into this too much because AlbyHub on my Start9 still randomly disconnects so that’s a bigger issue.
I think it’s just because this is all new. Feels like the good old days where I wasn’t sure if my Boost were being sent or not.

2024-07-17 16:58:45 UTC

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it looks that way on my end too.

2024-07-12 12:16:01 UTC

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Cool, Ill check it out later when I get home.
Some of us have been spinning up nodes and doing ROFs to make sure we are all still connected, and the work you guys are doing is not going unnoticed by the orange pilled PC 2.0 crew.

2024-07-09 20:57:41 UTC

@npub1z6g…amwj we were talking about Helipad on Core Lightning last night and I saw Evan post this in the Zeus telegram group about connecting Zeus to Core Lightning.
“be sure to try out CLNRest too. c-lightning-REST is in an ok spot now, but will soon no longer receive updates from us or the maintainers”

2024-07-06 14:13:26 UTC

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7/?
this seems that you spin this up and buy inbound and outbound channels to use until it runs out or fills up on your end.
idk what happens after that but it seems like you have to buy a new channel.

2024-07-06 13:44:54 UTC

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6/?
Game on! I connected the Hub to my backup Alby account, connected it to LNBeats and the sats are flowing.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/830/347/450/624/original/38b88575a6f12de5.png

2024-07-06 13:20:42 UTC

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5/?
The 74,250 balance is what’s left over from opening the channel. I paid a 80k invoice and after fees that’s what I have left.
I needed the sats upfront to open it but it only really cost me 5,750 sats and the 74,250 sat balance is mine to send out.

2024-07-06 13:01:03 UTC

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4/?
It has all of your balances separated out which is nice.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/667/612/233/444/original/d8f67f9d914da78e.png

2024-07-06 12:56:54 UTC

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3/?
First thoughts - this is powerful. It basically the same as running a node but more user friendly. You can even use a credit card to pay for opening channels.
Use your own PC as a lightweight lightning node.
I opened a channel to a LSP for 80k sats which was the cheapest option.

2024-07-06 12:28:31 UTC

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This is the screen you see when you set up the app.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/539/425/006/722/original/175aaff6b72f6af6.png

2024-07-06 12:23:21 UTC

I don't know if everyone has this or not but I went to getalby.com/node and it has options to setup AlbyHub now.
I downloaded the desktop and I'm setting it up now.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/739/513/156/581/179/original/65920e248b813d73.png

2024-07-06 12:20:46 UTC

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uninstalled it and reinstalled the s9dk and its still the same program.
I reconnected it to Alby and I don't see any difference.

2024-07-06 10:53:54 UTC

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It looks exactly the same

2024-07-05 19:25:52 UTC

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I just checked and they are there for Ungovernable Misfits but not the PC 2.0 show.
Barry are these baked in MP3 chapters because I know Apple supports those?
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/735/516/359/843/375/original/72df1c15a342099f.png

2024-07-05 17:18:41 UTC

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Ericpp shared a similar GitHub page that helped with some of the stuff but I know so little about this that I don't even know what's wrong at this point.
Copying and pasting into the CLI is where my knowledge ends.

2024-07-05 16:53:15 UTC

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I spent a lot of time with this yesterday and I couldn't get it to work so I'm just going to wait for it to be added to Start9.

2024-07-04 16:31:55 UTC

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I followed the steps in GitHub Bumi sent me but I have no idea what I'm doing so I'll checkout what you sent me.

2024-07-04 16:16:35 UTC

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I'm stuck here building the s9dk. The "make" command doesn't work.
cc- @npub16rt…fjkv @npub1z6g…amwj
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/729/110/991/740/868/original/9af13a8b85268044.png

2024-07-04 12:15:56 UTC

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It looks like a lot to do but mostly I don't have the software dependencies installed yet.

2024-07-03 19:15:22 UTC

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I'm not officially on AlbyHub and just have my own node connected and if I disconnect it I can go back to how it used to be.

2024-07-02 08:25:53 UTC

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Sign me up! I’m running LND on a Start9.

2024-07-01 14:49:26 UTC

@npub1z6g…amwj
Does Helipad allow for each booster to have their own sound?
Came up on Into the Doerfel-Verse last night and it sounds like a cool idea if possible.

2024-06-29 15:02:01 UTC

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Don’t worry those of us that have heard about it don’t really know what it is either. I’ve looked at it some but if I can’t send Value to a podcaster I don’t look much deeper since it’s just another wallet.
From what I can tell the Mint is kind of like a pool of sats (converted to ecash) so you don’t need channels to move funds around since it’s all mixed together.
This is the direction things seem to be moving in the BTC space.

2024-06-29 14:28:55 UTC

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It’s cool shit. I did notice that the Alby dashboard takes longer to load but other than that it’s working.
What Alby is building is going to be super powerful for Bitcoiners that use 2.0 apps.
If we had a lightning wallet that supported NWC I don’t see why people can’t do what you just did with your node but with a wallet on their phone.

2024-06-29 14:01:31 UTC

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This?
https://apps.umbrel.com/app/alby-nostr-wallet-connect

2024-06-29 13:43:27 UTC

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Does Umbrel have a NWC app? That’s what I used on my Start9.

2024-06-29 13:39:26 UTC

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It’s a little confusing but once it’s connected you don’t need to change anything in the 2.0 apps since this adds your node as the backend for the account you’re already using in 2.0 apps.

2024-06-29 13:36:25 UTC

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That’s different, you need to connect it on /node
Click Use Your Own Node and paste the NWC pairing string from the NWC app on your Umbrel.
The NWC app on your Umbrel is what connecting it to Alby.

2024-06-29 13:31:24 UTC

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Salty it will look like these once you connect your node.
https://podcastindex.social/@ChadF/112695364327956478
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/700/152/784/664/007/original/133aa0a467b8f253.jpeg

2024-06-28 18:36:13 UTC

@npub1rcn…dw4h mentioned cashu.me
I haven't played with this much but BTC Session did a video on it recently.
https://youtu.be/LIPw1c74LBU

2024-06-28 17:13:12 UTC

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I went to the NWC app on my node, hit connect app, copied the pairing key, when to getalby.com/node and pasted it there.
Any 2.0 app that I was already signed into with Alby before still uses the same log in and I haven't changed anything in the 2.0 apps just on the Alby website.
You can add multiple wallets to the Alby extension so maybe thats what your talking about with the multiple wallets.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/695/344/426/406/332/original/b6391ea5675da34a.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/695/348/555/831/037/original/570c12381aecd4fd.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/695/350/180/394/821/original/4a99aaf7d7717708.png

2024-06-28 16:43:58 UTC

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Mine shows up as it always does but it just has my node balance attached to it.
I think connecting it to getalby.com/node is a "hack" until AlbyHub is released.
@npub1ckf…xct2 has been helping me figure out how this is suppose to work.

2024-06-28 15:22:57 UTC

To help Alby test out their new wallet stuff I’ve drained my Alby wallet and will only be using it with my own node going forward so any sats received from apps that use Alby will be sent from my own node going forward.

2024-06-24 21:59:38 UTC

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That reminds me. Kevin here’s the site that Salty mentioned in his Boost.
rssblue.com/top

2024-06-24 21:23:43 UTC

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Hey TJ is this node ready for us to open some channels to it? On-chain fees are really low right now so it saves the people opening channels to you some sats.
No rush but these sats are starting to burn a hole in my pocket.

2024-06-20 22:40:32 UTC

I hope this is what I think it is. If you have NWC setup on your node you can connect that to your Alby account and use your own node in 2.0 apps.
Seems to be working that way from what I can tell. Anywhere I have my getalby account connected the Sat value is the same as my node.
I’ll be testing this tonight with PodcastGuru while listening to HGH.
https://getalby.com/node

2024-06-19 18:27:44 UTC

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🛎️🛎️🛎️
You also need Ride the Lighting and I just did the default config on everything.
Guys how do we open channels to TJ if his node is new to the network? Will the peers thing work to discover his node?

2024-06-19 12:28:02 UTC

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Only available to community members so far but this is very powerful stuff.
You don’t even need to be a Zeus user to use this since it can be done on a webpage. Fill out the form, pay the invoice and wait.
I think the new Alby stuff will be similar but if you want your own node to run Helipad this could be the way forward.
Zeus is also US based so they have a vested interest
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/643/238/132/678/613/original/d65e39ceb32d9025.jpeg

2024-06-18 16:28:35 UTC

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According to Zeus if you set this up on your own node you don't need any other channels. 🤯
I'm going to test this out on my core lightning node and see how it goes. This might fix the node liquidity issue for "build a node"

2024-06-18 14:46:29 UTC

ZEUS v0.9.0-alpha9 is now rolling out to community sponsors!
"Community sponsors now also have access to our LSPS1 web portal which allows users to purchase channels for any node - even if not using the ZEUS app."
https://mostr.pub/objects/8c86a5f1aed0ca6d2fe4d476cc89bf82252eb2dc2dd10307700a7fb9c851faf3

2024-06-17 19:24:43 UTC

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All of this just to run Helipad so you can read Boostagrams. 😂
If you don't have 1 Million+ sats laying around the community could open channels to you.
If we do open a channel to your node, can we get an Associate Executive Producer credit for the podcast?

2024-06-13 21:26:17 UTC

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Only other thing you need is a 8GB thumb drive to install the node software which I'm sure you also have plenty of.
You guys hunting for Boostagrams each episode is painful to hear. 😬

2024-06-13 19:45:51 UTC

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I've been using Start9 because a lot of people seem to have issues with Umbrel and I don't have a single complaint about it. Also the documentation on the website really helps.
I didn't upgrade the drive in mine because I didn’t want to spend $150 on one. If you are using this mainly for Helipad and just to learn it’s fine.

2024-06-13 19:06:08 UTC

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Something like this also works as long as you have a monitor, keyboard and mouse to use during initial setup. After that you just use a web browser from a phone or PC to do everything else.
I have the 2 cheapest ones that I'm using as nodes.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C81DGX1C/ref=pe_386300_440135490_TE_simp_item_image?th=1

2024-06-13 15:44:40 UTC

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👀
I'd use the Lenovo. That iMac is old and idk if it can run the software.
Just know that the node software wipes the PC so make sure it doesn't have anything important on it.

2024-06-11 19:25:42 UTC

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Every app updates from the index in different ways so some just take longer to update than others.
More than happy to help.
I saw you downloaded PodcastGuru and if you ever get a change to listen to Boostagram Ball, HomeGrown Hits or Before the Schemes live it switches the wallets live thanks to The SplitKit by StevenB.

2024-06-08 17:23:17 UTC

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I haven’t used Mutiny and all I know about it is that it’s run my @npub1rcn…dw4h’s arch nemesis Tony. lol
I do have it installed, just connected to a mint and when I tried to fund it I got a no route error. Maybe it takes som time for the Fedimint I joined to connect.
It has a LSP but requires 100k sats also.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/582/150/956/405/925/original/242a13a953567626.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/582/151/065/996/222/original/e26b2831c9af8374.png

2024-06-08 10:20:11 UTC

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Zeus is a 100k minimum and a 10k fee taken from that.

2024-06-07 23:53:21 UTC

I was curious about the fee for the Breeze app. Looks like it’s 0.4% with a minimum of 18,942 sats. Not necessarily free.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/578/021/310/012/304/original/7d00d066fa4cba99.png
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/578/021/438/867/445/original/45e5cdd82ad603bb.png

2024-05-20 12:39:23 UTC

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The ability to host your own app repositories is coming to Start9 so maybe in the future this will make it easier for people to use beta versions of Helipad without having to side load it and avoid the issue @npub1fmx…wp74 had recently with switching versions.
Matt made it seem like you would be able to host this on a Start9 and people could connect to it to download the app.

2024-05-13 22:49:44 UTC

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I like the one with 1st bigger b/c it makes me feel more urgent to Boost.
I’m already the top Booster. 😎

2024-05-12 16:45:18 UTC

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He can put a split for his node in the value block to monitor all sats sent to the show and still send the rest to Alby if he wants.
I think 1% is enough for it to work.

2024-05-12 15:14:06 UTC

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I had the beta installed and now it shows up as installed in the community marketplace.
Makes sense but it’s good to know.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/112/428/755/620/852/978/original/3e6c5f6d064c7d36.jpeg